Jack o'lanterns are like snowflakes

No two are ever the same!  Unless they're the printed kind.

Etsy shop this time is littlechiccollection, and I think that shop specializes in Halloween because I ordered this bow back on April 14th and there was nothing BUT Halloween stuff!  Not that that's a bad thing, of course! 

Yes, mass-produced jack o'lanterns tend to look the same, but the real deal...oh gosh, folks can go hog-wild!  In my family Daddy was always in charge of carving the jack o'lanterns, and usually we'd have three:  one with a design Mama picked, one that Sister and I had to agree on (I usually let her pick since I liked all the designs), and one that had a cat on it.  Daddy always had to make at least one cat, and one year we had three cats because we all picked a different cat pattern!  Another year Daddy was asked to cut jack o'lanterns for our church's Halloween shindig.  Daddy rose to the challenge with several Christian-themed designs that greatly pleased churchgoers and trick-or-treaters alike.

Yep, my church did fall festivals, though for the first few years we had a preacher who was a kid at heart and called it a "Trunk 'n' Treat."  For Trunk 'n' Treat we'd load the trunks of our cars up with candy, small toys, and handouts with Bible verses, and we'd give those out to the kids while we waited for the parade to come by.  Then after the parade the gym would be opened up for soup, hot dogs, soda, and hot chocolate, plus some carnival games like ring toss, and usually face painting.  We workers were allowed to dress up as long as it wasn't too scary or demonic (our current pastor politely requested that we NOT dress as witches or vampires, for example).  I was a mime for one Halloween, a hippie for another, Elton John for another, and I forget what for the last one.  That last year was the year my table collapsed!  A friend and I were painting faces, minding our own businesses, and I had just been served my dinner (we were serving walkin' tacos that year) when one end of the table folded and the whole damn thing collapsed.  I ALMOST said a naughty word, I was so startled.  Oddly, everything survived the fall except for the cup of water we were using to clean our brushes.  My walkin' taco even survived and I was able to eat it!  Thankfully it wasn't too big of a mess and we were able to set back up and finish the night.  It was fun.  I need to get involved again, 'cause I miss it.

Love and jack o'lanterns,
RagingMoon1987

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